folk hero
noun
: a person who is greatly admired by many people of a particular kind or in a particular place
He has become a folk hero in his home state because of the work he has done to help poor children.
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He’s been in a commercial with Patrick Mahomes and is somewhat a folk hero among Chiefs fans — who called out his name, clamoring for him on Thursday at the Chiefs’ Missouri Western training camp.
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Vahe Gregorian
july 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
The North Austin bar almost went under due to financial constraints back in 2013 but was saved by local folk hero Dale Watson, a musician whose Continental Club residency is also featured on this list.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025
Mike was a genuine folk hero, and there are only a handful of those in all of sports broadcasting history.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Going back to train analogies, think of John Henry, the 19th-century folk hero.
—Greg Edwards, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
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Vahe Gregorian
july 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
The North Austin bar almost went under due to financial constraints back in 2013 but was saved by local folk hero Dale Watson, a musician whose Continental Club residency is also featured on this list.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025
Mike was a genuine folk hero, and there are only a handful of those in all of sports broadcasting history.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Going back to train analogies, think of John Henry, the 19th-century folk hero.
—Greg Edwards, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for folk hero
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“Folk hero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20hero. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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